ElCanut

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

I think I understand a bit better now, thanks for your interesting comments !

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You asked for something politely, someone gave it to you politely, and you politely conceded the argument.

What is this place?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I get that taste has a lot to do with it, but usually when I read one of the SF "classic", even though I don't like it I can see what other people like in it. Ubik is really one of the first where I didn't understand this. I just read an article saying that what I consider a lack of connections between the different part of the story is in fact a writing effect, to make readers have a "dreamy feeling" while reading the book. I hadn't considered it that way, and was looking to analysis like this, I'm not trying to tell people my taste is better, just wanted to have their input on the book

 

So there's a question I've been having for a while now: Why is Ubki, from Philip K Dick so popular ? I've read it, and was pretty disappointed. The scenario starts pretty well, but becomes very obvious amongst the rest of the book, there's little no to connection between the scenes, everything seems to have no relation, the final characters (Ella and Joe) are barely introduced, the resolution (Ubki's provenance) is barely explained, ...

Overall, I feel like I've read a really good scenario idea from a great author, but it feels like a missed opportunity; I’m left feeling unsatisfied.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly, this is known as the Jevons paradox

 
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How can anyone not be sure, with all the videos, the reports from the NGO, hell even the bragging from the IDF

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, you're not supposed to say this out loud!

 
[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Multiple times, voluntarily

 
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not saying he did, but he 100% would if he could

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Who controls the couriers though

 
[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Still better than when everyone was talking about the no poop for 3 days guy

 
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

You don't train in Siberia, Siberia trains you

 
 
 
 
 
 
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